We popped in here after trying the spa at York Hall leisure centre in Bethnal Green – the place was pretty empty as we were practically at the start of service. We decided to be decadent and have cocktails to start, and then snacked on tangy devils on horseback and super-fresh ricotta on toast with […]
Old Tom and English (now shut)
Question: is this a cocktail place or a restaurant, or both? The cocktails are excellent, the food not quite as good; we had good quality beef ribeye, deep friend artichoke hearts and pear and pecan salad. All was pretty tasty but a touch over-seasoned for our taste. However, the place itself is pretty impressive – intimate […]
The Remedy and general highlights
I have been a bit bad at posting recently…some of my summer and early autumn highlights include Portland in Fitzrovia, Silk Road in Camberwell and The Sportsman down near Whitstable. All places have been extensively reviewed elsewhere so please go and look them up! A bit further afield, I went to a very impressive wine and […]
Craft Beer Social, Southbank Centre
This is the second craft beer social I’ve been along to with my friend and once again we enjoyed sampling a great selection of beers and speaking to the Kernel and Bottle Shop people. The full list of beers available were as follows: Kernel: London Sour – citric, tart and raspberry flavours Pale Ale (Mosaic, […]
Bar Termini
I really love this place. I popped in for a post-lunch coffee (after eating at House of Ho) and chatted to the very friendly staff whilst having a bargain £1 cafe al bar. They really take their coffee and drinks seriously; my coffee was replaced by them as whilst I was perfectly happy with it, […]
More beer…
Since my family were visiting from out of town, I decided they needed to visit Maltby Street and the various breweries in the area. We didn’t have time for Partizan, and instead started at Kernel where we had some oak aged table beer and a straightforward IPA to start. Next was Brew by Numbers and […]
Beer…
Aside from eating out too much, I like to drink as well…! I went to a craft beer social at the Southbank Centre and sampled four beers by Beavertown and four beers distributed by The Bottle Shop. Highlights included Smog Rocket from Beavertown, a dark, caramel and molasses-flavoured beer, meant to represent London’s past and […]